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Ruvellas
Ruvellas are a five-piece outfit from Dundee. They’ve been catching the eye this past 12 months supporting the likes of Shambolics, The Snuts, and The Dunts. They consist of Lewis O’Farrell (lead guitar), Matthew ‘Maddie’ Short (rhythm guitar), Ben Gowans (bass), and Aiden Stuart (vocals).
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Ruvellas are a five-piece outfit from Dundee. They’ve been catching the eye this past 12 months supporting the likes of Shambolics, The Snuts, and The Dunts. They consist of Lewis O’Farrell (lead guitar), Matthew ‘Maddie’ Short (rhythm guitar), Ben Gowans (bass), and Aiden Stuart (vocals).
Still The Same
Angelic indie-pop made by mates for mates. Drenched in togetherness, it stumbles and swaggers the streets arm in arm. It takes the vibrancy of Foals, the urgency of Maccabees, and elegantly nudges them to the Adidas samba lover with its life-affirming guitar solo.
At the End of the Day
Taking a ‘Slide Away’ for a lo-fi walk. O’Farrell and Maddie tap into Noel’s quest for escape with such skill, it defies their fledgling years. Their ability to inject a sense of haziness takes their Oasis solo to the outskirts of Richard Hawley’s psyche work on ‘Standing at the Sky’s Edge’, the results, intoxicating!
Frontman Aiden has a Liam ‘Slide Away’ quality also. He drags something oppressed being towards the light. He imbues an uprising spirit of this new generation of rock ‘n roll. A sense that life, forlorn as it has been for so long, is now been taken by the scruff of the neck.
Dylan John Thomas
Hailing from Glasgow, Dylan John Thomas looks set to be the one to finally raise the bar of the troubadour.
Having supported Gerry Cinnamon and Liam Gallagher in 2019, 2020 is Thomas’ as soon as he chooses. Let’s dive into his released from last year:
Problems
Lyrically and vocally, Thomas has found himself a space between Jake Bugg and Gerry Cinnamon on this spritely acoustic affair.
At times, it threatens to become a Scouse affair with gentle rumble of The Stands and Shack coming into play. Throw in the sublimes string section and, Thomas is already musically light years ahead of his peers.
Nobody Else
This sun kissed genteel affair will lead you to Donovan via his contemporary Gerry Cinnamon.
The closing solo, finds John Squire in Fairport Convention. Steeped folk heritage, ‘Mersey Paradise’ ripples through the heart and soul of the quaint pop song.